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Deuteronomy 9

1Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478! Thou arttopassעֹבֵ֤ר'o.VerH5674overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383thisdayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117,toenterintopossessH3423nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471greaterH1419andmightierוַעֲצֻמִ֖יםva.'a.tzu.MimH6099thanthou,citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892greatH1419andwalleduptoheavenבַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

2apeopleעַֽם־'am-H5971greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419andtall,thesonsH1121oftheAnakim,whomthou knowest,andofwhomthou hastheardH8085[say],Whocanstandיִתְיַצֵּ֔בyit.ya.TzevH3320beforethesonsH1121ofAnakעֲנָֽק׃'a.NakH6061!

3Knowוְיָדַעְתָּ֣ve.ya.da'.TaH3045thenthisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117,thatJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430ishethatgoethoverbeforethee,aconsumingH398fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784;hewilldestroyיַשְׁמִידֵ֛םyash.mi.DemH8045them,andhewillcastthemdownbeforethee,andthou shaltdispossessוְהֽוֹרַשְׁתָּ֤םve.ho.rash.TamH3423themandcausethemtoperishH6quicklyמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118,asJehovahhathsaidH1696unto thee.

4Thou shaltnotsayתֹּאמַ֣רto.MarH559inthyheartבִּלְבָבְךָ֗bil.va.ve.KhaH3824,whenJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430thrusteththemoutfrombeforethee,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Formyrighteousnessבְּצִדְקָתִי֙be.tzid.ka.TiH6666JehovahhathbroughtH935meintopossessH3423thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776;butforthewickednessוּבְרִשְׁעַת֙u.ve.rish.'AtH7564ofthesenationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471dothJehovahdispossessH3423themfrombeforethee.

5Notforthyrighteousnessבְצִדְקָתְךָ֗ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666,orfortheuprightnessוּבְיֹ֙שֶׁר֙u.ve.Yo.sherH3476ofthyheartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824, dost thouenterintopossessH3423theirlandאַרְצָ֑ם'ar.TzamH776,butforthewickednessבְּרִשְׁעַ֣ת׀be.rish.'AtH7564ofthesenationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471dothJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430dispossessH3423themfrombeforethee,andthathemayperformthewordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697whichJehovahsworeנִשְׁבַּ֤עnish.Ba'H7650unto thyfathersH1,toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85,toIsaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327,andtoJacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃u.le.ya.'a.koH3290.

6Knowוְיָדַעְתָּ֗ve.ya.da'.TaH3045thereforethatJehovahthyGodאֱ֠לֹהֶיךָ'E.lo.hei.khaH430dothnotgiveנֹתֵ֨ןno.TenH5414theethisgoodהַטּוֹבָ֛הha.to.VahH2896landהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776topossessH3423itforthyrighteousnessבְצִדְקָֽתְךָ֙ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666;forthou artastiff-neckedpeopleעַם־'am-H5971.

7Rememberזְכֹר֙ze.KhorH2142,forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֔חtish.KachH7911not,howthou provokedstJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430towrathinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057.Fromthedayהַיּ֞וֹםhai.YomH3117thatthou didstdepartoutofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,untilyecameH935tothisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, yehavebeenH1961rebelliousH4784againstJehovah.

8AndatHorebוּבְחֹרֵ֥בu.ve.cho.RevH2722yeprovokedJehovahtowrath,andJehovahwasangryH7107withyou,todestroyלְהַשְׁמִ֥ידle.hash.MidH8045you,

9whenIwentH5927upthemountainהָהָ֗רָהha.Ha.rahH2022toreceiveלָקַ֜חַתla.Ka.chatH3947thetablesofstoneH68,thetablesofthecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285whichJehovahmadeH3772withyou,andIabodeinthemountainבָּהָ֗רba.HarH2022fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915, —IateH398nobreadH3899anddrankשָׁתִֽיתִי׃sha.Ti.tiH8354nowaterוּמַ֖יִםu.Ma.yimH4325, —

10—andJehovahdeliveredtomethetwoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147tablesofstoneH68writtenH3789withthefingerבְּאֶצְבַּ֣עbe.'etz.Ba'H676ofGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430;andonthem[waswrittenH3789]accordingtoallthewordsהַדְּבָרִ֡יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichJehovahspokeH1696withyouonthemountainבָּהָ֛רba.HarH2022fromthemidstH8432ofthefireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784onthedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117oftheassemblyהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.

11Anditcametopassattheendמִקֵּץ֙mi.KetzH7093offortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֔וֹםYomH3117andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,thatJehovahgaveH5414methetwoשְׁנֵ֛יshe.NeiH8147tablesofstoneH68,thetablesofthecovenantהַבְּרִֽית׃ha.be.RitH1285.

12AndJehovahsaidH559untome,Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,goH3318downquicklyמַהֵר֙ma.HerH4118fromhence;forthypeopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971whichthou hastbroughtH3318forthH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714havecorruptedH7843themselves;theyhavequicklyמַהֵ֗רma.HerH4118turnedH5493asideסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493fromthewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870whichIcommandedצִוִּיתִ֔םtzi.vi.TimH6680them:theyhavemadeH6213forthemselvesamolten image.

13AndJehovahspokeuntome,sayingH559,IhaveseenH7200thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,andbehold,itisastiff-neckedpeopleעַם־'am-H5971.

14Letmealone,thatImaydestroyוְאַשְׁמִידֵ֔םve.'ash.mi.DemH8045them,andblotouttheirnameשְׁמָ֔םshe.MamH8034fromunderheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;andIwillmakeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ve.'e.'e.SehH6213oftheeanationלְגוֹי־le.goy-H1471mightierעָצ֥וּם'a.TzumH6099andgreaterוָרָ֖בva.RavH7227thanthey.

15AndIturnedוָאֵ֗פֶןva.'E.fenH6437andcameH3381downוָֽאֵרֵד֙va.'e.RedH3381fromthemountainהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022,andthemountainוְהָהָ֖רve.ha.HarH2022burnedבֹּעֵ֣רbo.'ErH1197withfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784;andthetwoוּשְׁנֵי֙u.she.NeiH8147tablesofthecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285wereinmytwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147handsיָדָֽי׃ya.DaiH3027.

16AndIsawH7200,andbehold, yehadsinnedH2398againstJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430: yehadmadeH6213foryourselvesamoltencalfעֵ֖גֶל'E.gelH5695; yehadquicklyמַהֵ֔רma.HerH4118turnedH5493asideסַרְתֶּ֣םsar.TemH5493fromthewayהַדֶּ֕רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870whichJehovahhadcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680you.

17AndIseizedH8610thetwoבִּשְׁנֵ֣יbish.NeiH8147tables,andcastH7993themoutofmytwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147handsיָדָ֑יya.DaiH3027,andbrokeH7665thembeforeyoureyesלְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.

18AndIfellH5307downH5307beforeJehovah,asatthefirstH7223,fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915, —IateH398nobreadH3899anddrankשָׁתִ֑יתִיsha.Ti.tiH8354nowaterוּמַ֖יִםu.Ma.yimH4325, —becauseofallyoursinH2398whichyehadsinnedH2398,indoingwhatisevilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovah,toprovokeלְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃le.hakh.'i.SoH3707himtoangerH3707.

19ForIwasafraidיָגֹ֗רְתִּיya.Go.re.tiH3025oftheangerהָאַף֙ha.'AfH639andfurywherewithJehovahwaswrothagainstyoutodestroyלְהַשְׁמִ֣ידle.hash.MidH8045you.AndJehovahlistenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085untomealsoגַּ֖םgamH1571atthattimeבַּפַּ֥עַםba.Pa.'amH6471.

20AndwithAaronוּֽבְאַהֲרֹ֗ןu.ve.'a.ha.RonH175JehovahwasveryH3966angryהִתְאַנַּ֧ףhit.'a.NafH599todestroyלְהַשְׁמִיד֑וֹle.hash.mi.DoH8045him;andIprayedוָֽאֶתְפַּלֵּ֛לva.'et.pa.LelH6419forAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175alsoגַּם־gam-H1571atthesametimeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256.

21AndItookH3947yoursinחַטַּאתְכֶ֞םcha.tat.KhemH2403,thecalfהָעֵ֗גֶלha.'E.gelH5695whichyehadmadeH6213,andburnedוָאֶשְׂרֹ֣ףva.'es.RofH8313itwithfireבָּאֵשׁ֒ba.'EshH784,andcrushedוָאֶכֹּ֨תva.'e.KotH3807it,andgrounditverysmall,untilitbecamefineדַּ֖קdakH1854dustלְעָפָ֑רle.'a.FarH6083;andIcastH7993thedustעֲפָר֔וֹa.fa.RoH6083thereofintothebrookthatfloweddownהַיֹּרֵ֥דhai.yo.RedH3381fromthemountainהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

22AndatTaberahוּבְתַבְעֵרָה֙u.ve.tav.'e.RahH8404,andatMassahוּבְמַסָּ֔הu.ve.ma.SahH4532,andatKibroth-hattaavahH6914, yeprovokedJehovahtowrath.

23AndwhenH834JehovahsentH7971youfromKadesh-barneaH6947,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Goעֲלוּ֙'a.LuH5927upandtakeוּרְשׁ֣וּu.re.ShuH3423possessionH3423ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichIhavegivenH5414you, yerebelledH4784againstthewordofJehovahyourGodאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,andyebelievedH539himnot,norhearkenedtohisvoiceבְּקֹלֽוֹ׃be.ko.LoH6963.

24YehavebeenH1961rebelliousH4784againstJehovahfromthedayמִיּ֖וֹםmi.YomH3117thatIknewH3045you.

25SoIfellH5307downH5307beforeJehovahthefortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117andfortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705nightsהַלַּ֖יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,asIfellH5307downH5307;forJehovahhadsaidH559hewoulddestroyלְהַשְׁמִ֥ידle.hash.MidH8045you.

26Iprayedוָאֶתְפַּלֵּ֣לva.'et.pa.LelH6419thereforetoJehovah,andsaidH559,LordJehovah,destroyתַּשְׁחֵ֤תtash.ChetH7843notthypeopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971andthineinheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֣תְךָ֔ve.na.cha.La.te.khaH5159,whichthou hastredeemedפָּדִ֖יתָpa.Di.taH6299throughthygreatnessבְּגָדְלֶ֑ךָbe.ga.de.Le.khaH1433,whichthou hastbroughtH3318forthH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714withapowerfulhandבְּיָ֥דbe.YadH3027.

27Rememberזְכֹר֙ze.KhorH2142thyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֖קle.yitz.ChakH3327,andJacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹ֑בu.le.ya.'a.KoH3290;looknotatthestubbornnessofthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,norattheirwickednessרִשְׁע֖וֹrish.'OH7562,norattheirsinחַטָּאתֽוֹ׃cha.ta.ToH2403;

28lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thelandהָאָרֶץ֮ha.'a.RetzH776whence thou broughtestusoutsayיֹאמְר֗וּyo.me.RuH559,BecauseJehovahwasnotableיְכֹ֣לֶתye.Kho.letH3201tobringלַהֲבִיאָ֕םla.ha.vi.'AmH935themintothelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichhehadpromisedthem,andbecausehehatedthem,hehathbroughtH935themouttokillH4191theminthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

29Theyareindeedthypeopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971andthineinheritanceוְנַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָve.na.cha.la.Te.khaH5159,whichthou broughtestoutwiththygreatהַגָּדֹ֔לha.ga.DolH1419powerandwiththystretched-outH5186armוּבִֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖u.viz.ro.'a.KhaH2220.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 9

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